Sorry, Young Man, You’re Not the Most Important Demographic in Tech
That’s the title of a great short piece in the Atlantic, by the senior editor of the Atlantic, Alexis Madrigal. Although we live that reality every…
Paying Full Price is for Saps
“I never pay retail.” “You wouldn’t believe what a deal I got on this.” “I’ll wait until it goes on sale.” If you are talking about…
The Motley Fool Take on 3-D Printing
Ever since I saw a 3-D printer available for a $15/hour at a college design lab, I’ve been convinced of its eventual ubiquity. Remember when only…
New Orleans: An Oddball Photo Tour
Most of our family travel these days is about checking out colleges. We just extended a Tulane University visit into a whole weekend so we could…
A huge sea change in consumer products: six points of evidence
Although I trained as a designer, my work is always based on cultural anthropology. Any disruptive business model innovation has to be based on enduring, seismic…
This is not an attack on Stuart Weitzman
If this post comes off as a rant against a brand I will have missed the mark. I am using a recent experience with Stuart Weitzman…
It’s not your imagination…those fake ghosts are multiplying like rabbits.
I have some new neighbors. They moved to Massachusetts from DC. Last weekend,as I was out in our front garden planting tulips (Eco Tulips!) the new…
An Irish Halloween Horror Story
My family lived in Dublin from 2001 to 2005. People often ask me to share stories the stories I wrote from that time period. I recently…
Random Odd Summer Sightings
We found this in our mailbox. It is a potato with an address and stamps. It arrived just like this. Our oldest son dug it up…
L.L. Bean understands that even the store door handles matter
I dropped $250 on new X-country ski bindings and boots this weekend. That’s a ton of dough to me. And since I haven’t bought ski equipment…
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